Timing Termination of a Biofumigant Cover Crop for Weed Suppression in Chile Pepper

Overwinter mustard cover crops incorporated into soil may suppress early-season weeds in chile pepper (Capsicum annuum). However, the potential for mustard cover crops to harbor beet leafhoppers (Circulifer tenellus) is a concern because beet leafhoppers transmit beet curly top virus to chile pepper...

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Main Authors: Akash Bajagain, Erik A. Lehnhoff, Rebecca Creamer, Robert Steiner, Brian J. Schutte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS) 2024-02-01
Series:HortTechnology
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Online Access:https://journals.ashs.org/horttech/view/journals/horttech/34/2/article-p142.xml